NBC Los Angeles

Family bought an abandoned train car from 1909 for $3,000 and turned it into an Airbnb that brings in over $90,000 a year—take a look inside

When Deary, Idaho native Isaac French's dad saw an abandoned train car on a neighbor's farm, he knew there was potential for something great. The car, built in the 1900s, had been sitting in the same ...
NBC Connecticut

Family's abandoned train car turned Airbnb brings in up to $110,000 a year: ‘Our dreams were surpassed'

In 2020, Isaac French, 27, and his family purchased a train car that had been sitting abandoned on a neighbor's farm in Deary, Idaho. They paid just $3,000. Train car number 306 was built in the 1900s ...
OnMilwaukee

The long, strange journey of the Great Northern train car

To the uninitiated, it was just an old train parked at 366 E. Stewart St. But to the regulars who braved the unwritten rules and the formidable staff, it was a Twilight Zone episode come to life. This ...
The News Journal

Wilmington and Western Railroad returns with century-old trains and controversy

Wilmington and Western Railroad returns with century-old trains and controversy Wilmington and Western Railroad will depart again with the blessing of its board despite a lawsuit and warnings from ...